Football Game Preview: Chesapeake Cougars vs. Southern Bulldogs + How To Watch

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Previous Games

11/01/24 - Home	23-28 L
10/27/23 - Away	45-7 W
10/14/22 - Home	37-13 W
10/15/21 - Away	41-14 W
10/18/19 - Home	28-13 W
+ 4 more games

Chesapeake has gone 8-1 against Southern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cougars will welcome the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Chesapeake's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four contests, but Thursday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.

Chesapeake is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against South River on Friday. The Cougars were outmatched by the Seahawks and fell 42-13. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Seahawks are ranked 21st).

Meanwhile, Southern came up short against Northeast on Friday and fell 30-19.

Southern's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Chesapeake, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.

Chesapeake came up short against Southern in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 28-23. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.